Domestic violence deaths under investigation in Elko County
SPRING CREEK, Nev. (KOLO) - The Elko County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two people died following a report of domestic violence.
On April 19, 2022, just before 5 p.m., deputies responded to a 911 call of shots fired at a home on Spring Creek Parkway. Two children had run to the neighbor’s house and reported that their mother had been shot.
When deputies arrived, they found 44-year-old Cassandra Banuelos on the kitchen floor with a gunshot wound. They also found 53-year-old Reuben Banuelos lying nearby with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Cassandra was pronounced dead at the scene. Reuben was still breathing and was taken to a hospital where he later died.
The two children who reported the shooting are now in the care of extended family.
A motive for the shooting remains unclear.
The Elko County Sheriff’s Office said Reuben has prior arrests including in 2014 for assault with a deadly weapon. He was later found not guilty.
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